传教士
chuán jiào shì
Pinyin

Definition

传教士
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chuán jiào shì
  1. missionary

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人士
rén shì
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 figure
  3. 3 public figure
士兵
shì bīng
  1. 1 soldier
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
女士
nu:3 shì
  1. 1 lady
  2. 2 madam
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
  4. 4 Miss
  5. 5 Ms
战士
zhàn shì
  1. 1 fighter
  2. 2 soldier
  3. 3 warrior
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
教
Jiào
  1. 1 surname Jiao
教室
jiào shì
  1. 1 classroom
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
教师
jiào shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
教授
jiào shòu
  1. 1 professor
  2. 2 to instruct
  3. 3 to lecture on
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
教育
jiào yù
  1. 1 to educate
  2. 2 to teach
  3. 3 education
教训
jiào xun
  1. 1 lesson
  2. 2 moral
  3. 3 to chide sb
  4. 4 to lecture sb
男士
nán shì
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 gentleman
的士
dī shì
  1. 1 taxi (loanword)
护士
hù shi
  1. 1 nurse
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
佛教
Fó jiào
  1. 1 Buddhism
侠士
xiá shì
  1. 1 knight-errant
力士
lì shì
  1. 1 strong man
  2. 2 sumo wrestler
助教
zhù jiào
  1. 1 teaching assistant
勇士
yǒng shì
  1. 1 a warrior
  2. 2 a brave person
博士
bó shì
  1. 1 doctor
  2. 2 court academician (in feudal China)
  3. 3 Ph.D.
博士后
bó shì hòu
  1. 1 postdoc
  2. 2 a postdoctoral position

Idioms (14)

仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
  1. 1 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
  2. 2 men of vision
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
  1. 1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
  2. 2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
志士仁人
zhì shì rén rén
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì
  1. 1 invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
  1. 1 to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
有识之士
yǒu shí zhī shì
  1. 1 a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
杀彘教子
shā zhì jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
画荻教子
huà dí jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
  2. 2 mother's admirable dedication to her children's education
相夫教子
xiàng fū jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
  2. 2 the traditional roles of a good wife
言传身教
yán chuán shēn jiào
  1. 1 to teach by words and example (idiom)
言教不如身教
yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào
  1. 1 Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
身教胜于言教
shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào
  1. 1 teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
  2. 2 action speaks louder than words

Sample Sentences

还不止这些呢！西进运动的时候，就连不食人间烟火的传教士都没能抵挡住金子的诱惑，还有很多黑奴也从主人家里逃出来去淘金了！
hái bùzhǐ zhèxiē ne ！xījìn yùndòng de shíhou ，jiù lián bù shí rénjiān yānhuǒ de chuánjiàoshì dōu méi néng dǐdǎng zhù jīnzi de yòuhuò ，háiyǒu hěn hēinú yě cóng zhǔrén jiālǐ táo chūlai qù táojīn le ！
And not just them! During the time of America's Western expansion, even other-worldly missionaries couldn't resist the allure of gold. Plus, a lot of black slaves escaped from their masters' homes and ran off to look for gold!
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